Apple Apple is just hours away from launching preorders for its most important product since the release of the Apple Watch nearly a decade ago. Preorders begin for the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset at 5 a.m. PT (8 a.m. ET) on Friday, January 19, with shipping starting two weeks later on February 2. The tech giant … Read more
Cryptocurrencies tumbled on Thursday, with bitcoin falling back to $40,000. Bitcoin last traded lower by 3.6% at $41,167.14, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it fell as far down as $40,601.37, its lowest level since Dec. 18. Ether, which has gotten a boost in recent days while bitcoin struggled, fell too. It was last down 3% … Read more
The new Bing – powered by OpenAI’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology – dazzled internet users with conversational replies to queries asked in a natural way. But Microsoft’s search engine ended 2023 with just 3.4 per cent of the global search market, according to data analytics firm StatCounter, up less than 1 percentage point since … Read more
You probably already know how to password protect your computer, locking out other, but if you know how to password protect folders you can safely let others use your computer without having to worry about your personal files being accessed. Whether it’s sensitive banking info, that batch of embarrassing poems you wrote after your last … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Glasses-free 3D is making a comeback. And please — don’t roll your eyes and write this off as a gimmick just yet. I saw two similar 3D gaming monitors at CES last week that used this technology and tracked your eyes to fool you into seeing depth in a 2D … Read more
Roomba robot vacuums made by iRobot are displayed on a shelf at a Target store in San Rafael, California, on Aug. 05, 2022. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of iRobot plunged more than 33% in extended trading on Thursday after a report said the EU’s antitrust watchdog intends to block Amazon‘s planned acquisition of … Read more
Sheryl Sandberg, who helped to transform Facebook from a tech start-up into a digital advertising empire, will step down from the board of Meta, Facebook’s parent company. “With a heart filled with gratitude and a mind filled with memories, I let the Meta board know that I will not stand for re-election this May,” Sandberg … Read more
Lenovo Lenovo has a new proof-of-concept mouse and keyboard that can harvest mechanical energy to remove the need for external power. At first glance, they appear to be a standard mouse and keyboard set designed for gamers. Yet, their distinguishing feature lies in their dependence on manually generated mechanical energy, completely removing the necessity for … Read more
Apple Apple’s much-anticipated mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, has generated a considerable amount of buzz over the past six months or so. Its official launch is set for February 2, and you’ll soon be able to try it out yourself — but some lucky few have gotten another preview of the device before its launch. … Read more
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. Carlos Barria | Reuters OpenAI on Thursday announced its first partnership with a higher education institution. Starting in February, Arizona State University will have full access to ChatGPT Enterprise and plans to use it … Read more
